Leadership and OrganisationCategory Archive

By Joseph S. Nye Understanding of leadership is often limited by stereotypes about power, role and gender. In an information age where networks become more important, the soft power of attraction and persuasion becomes as important as the hard power of coercion and payment. Similarly, cooption becomes as important as command. And gender stereotypes not

By Donald Palmer Wrongdoing in and by organizations offends public sensibilities. When people such as Bernard Madoff or firms such as Enron are found to have engaged in shady dealings, news commentators, social critics, and even scholars loudly condemn the

By David K. Hurst This article examines some developments over the last fifty years in management thought and practice. It highlights what the author believes to be the need for the formal return of practical wisdom to the field in the form of “ecological

By Ian Ayres Normally we think that offering people money to do something will induce them to do more of that thing. But the Zappos “Offer” suggests that sometimes dangling a carrot to do something can have the opposite result. By resisting an initial

By Sharda Nandram Due to globalization several parts of the world are influencing each other, thus leading to the incorporation of Eastern and Western thoughts in the architecture of business. You might also like: Avoiding the Utility Trap in Banking How

The Art of Action – How Leaders Close the Gaps Between Plans, Actions and Results By Stephen Bungay In a recent survey of 125,000 managers from over 1,000 companies a leading consulting firm laconically observed: ‘when asked if they agree with

By Chris Laszlo and Nadya Zhexembayeva Consumers, employees, and investors are beginning to demand socially and environmentally-savvy products without compromise, while radical transparency is putting every company under a microscope. You might also like:

ABOUT US

The European Financial Review is the leading financial intelligence magazine read widely by financial experts and the wider business community.
The European Financial Review is designed to ensure that you make informed decisions as you develop financial knowledge and is indispensable in helping you and your business stay ahead of the competition.
This is because The European Financial Review reveals the underlying dynamic and mechanisms that are the drivers of the financial and business markets, which means you will never miss a trick.